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Karate Terminology for Black Belt
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07/14/2012

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Rules in a Karate Dojo
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Everyone workes,nothing is free, and all start at the bottom.
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Importance of Kiai
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Controls breathing for calmness and relaxation, helps to execute techniques with more power, psychological advantage over opponent by startling them, helps focus energies into 1 focal, shows great spirit & good attitude during classes, fakes out your opponent during a sparring match, and helps concentrate your physical and mental energy during kata.
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Tenets
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Concentration, courtesy, honesty, humility, perseverance, integrity, respect, obedience.
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Meaning of the Patch
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Patch = Victory, Isshin-Ryu = One heart way one heart method.
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Basic Principle of Karate
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Balance, distance, focus, timing, & yin-yang
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Balance
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Remaining centered and balan ed in a fighting stance, attacking when an opponet is off-balanced.
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Distance
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Using distance to nuetralize an attack or to increase the effetiveness of one's technique. Distance involves 2 zones: hand zone- where one can punch, but is too close to kick; kick zone- where one can kick but is too far to use hand techniques.
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Focus
Definition
realeasing one's energy on contact with the target- not remaining tense through the whole technique, but locking in on contact.
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Timing
Definition
choosing the right movement, when the opponent is off-balance, to attack.
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Yin-Yang
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Using opposites- hard & soft, tense & relaxed, & different directions- to make one's techniques effective. Focus is an example of this- tension and relaxation work together in a technique.
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Isshin-Ryu (Founder)
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Tatsuo Shimabuku
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Gojo-Ryu (Founder)
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Chojun Miyagi
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Shorin-Ryu (Founder)
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Chotoku Kyan & Choki Motobu
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Blocking
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Uke
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Downward Block
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Gedan Bari
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Side Block
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Chudan Uke
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Head Block
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Jodan Uke
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Open Knife Hand Block
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Shuto Uke
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X Block
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Juji Uke
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Front Kick
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Mae Geri
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Side Kick
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Yoko Geri
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Roundhouse Kick
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Mawashi Geri
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Back Kick
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Ushiro Geri
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Cross Over Heel Stomp
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Fumikomi
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Flying Side Kick
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Tobi Yoko Geri
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Cresant Kick
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Mikazuk Geri
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Knee Smash
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Hiza Geri
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Combination Kick
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Rensoku Geri
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Strike
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Zuki
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Lunge Punch
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Oi Zuki
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Reverse Punch
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Gyaku Zuki
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Alternate Punching
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Ren Zuki
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Punching with both hands at the same time
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Morote Zuki
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Vertical Fist
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Tate
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Uppercut
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Jodan Oitzuki
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Roundhouse Punch
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Mawashi Zuki
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Scissors Punch
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Hasami Zuki
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